The sale to the Swiss private banking group, which has Brazilian owners, comes after nearly two years of political turmoil in Hong Kong. Protesters have fiercely resisted the imposition of new laws ... ( read original story ...)
Wall Street wobbles after its sharp slide to start 2021
U.S. stocks are wobbling between small gains and losses on Tuesday, a day after dropping to their worst loss in months amid the worsening pandemic and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police lawyer urges inquest to rule fatal car park fall of university student near protest site as accident
Samson Hung says Alex Chow may have plunged to his death inside car park by leaping over edge of third floor, believing there was cover behind it. ( read original story ...)
Thousands of fake IDs from China and Hong Kong were seized in Cincinnati in 2020
Over the course of 2020, customs agents in Cincinnati have seized more than 14,000 fake identification items, officials said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
BMO Financial Group sells private banking business in Hong Kong and Singapore
BMO Financial Group says it has signed a deal to sell its private banking business in Hong Kong and Singapore to J. Safra Sarasin Group. ( read original story ...)
AV sensor startup Aeva, led by ex-Apple engineers, raises $200M
Apple engineers, is poised to increase its war chest by $200 million with an investment by a Hong Kong-based hedge fund ahead of its public listing via a reverse merger. The funding from Sylebra ... ( read original story ...)
Lidar startup Aeva to receive $200 million investment from hedge fund
Apple engineers, is poised to increase its war chest by $200 million with an investment by a Hong Kong-based hedge fund ahead of its public listing via a reverse merger. The funding from Sylebra ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s top judge cautious on calls for judicial reform
Hong Kong’s outgoing top judge says calls for reform of the city’s judiciary cannot be based on dissatisfaction with court rulings, as pro-Beijing figures and state-owned media step up criticism of th ... ( read original story ...)
China moves to punish lawyers who helped Hong Kong activists
Chinese authorities have threatened to end the careers of two lawyers who assisted 12 activists who tried to flee Hong Kong for Taiwan last August, 10 of whom were given jail terms by a Chinese court ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks close higher on telecoms support
Hong Kong shares settled higher on Tuesday for a fifth straight session, led by telecom stocks after the New York Stock Exchange said it would not delist three Chinese telecom firms targeted by the ... ( read original story ...)
BMO Financial Group Enters Agreement to Sell Private Banking Business in Hong Kong and Singapore to J. Safra Sarasin Group
BMO Financial Group announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its Private Banking business in Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Retiring Top Judge Pleas To Maintain Hong Kong’s Judicial Independence
Hong Kong's outgoing top judge made a plea on Tuesday to maintain judicial independence as China state media and a growing host of pro-Beijing figures call for an overhaul of how the financial hub's ... ( read original story ...)
About 100 people evacuated from Hong Kong industrial building as warehouse bursts into flames
About 100 people were evacuated from an industrial building in Hong Kong on Tuesday when a warehouse burst into flames. At least three people, including a boy aged about 10, complained of feeling ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: public hospitals could begin testing day patients for Covid-19 as city faces more than 30 new cases
The potential tightening of screening measures, subject of a Tuesday meeting, follows the emergence of a cluster at Princess Margaret Hospital. ( read original story ...)